Festival Announcement

The 2008 Jazz Discovery Music Festival will be on Saturday, March 1st, on the campus of Northwestern High School.  The featured artist this year is Steve Smith’s Jazz Legacy which features Steve Smith on drums, Walt Weiskopf and Andy Fusco on saxes, Barron Browne on bass and Joel Weiskopf on piano.  The Winthrop University Jazz Ensemble, with guest soloists Joe Eckert, Lou Fischer, and Mike Steinel, will complete what is sure to be an unforgettable evening of jazz.  The evening concert begins at 7:30 pm in the Northwestern Auditorium.  In addition, the festival will also include performances by high school bands from North and South Carolina throughout the day as well as clinics and master classes with the festival clinicians and members of Jazz Legacy at 3:15 p.m.  The Northwestern High School Senior Jazz Ensemble will perform at 2:30 with special guest soloist Steve Smith.  The high school performances and the master class are free and open to the public.  For additional information please visit the festival web site at http:// HYPERLINK "http://www.nhsjazz.com" www.nhsjazz.com .